[UPDATE – Sep 15th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – September 2026, 1/2

💥D1653-Sep 5th 00:00Z: SBU Building Hit in Kyiv, Kharkiv Pocket Closes, Kramatorsk Under Threat Russian Armed Forces complete encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the northeast of the Kharkiv region. Units of the “North” group have completed an operation to encircle Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) troops in the northeast of the Volchansk district of the Kharkiv region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, approximately 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers are currently within the encirclement, and they are not offering visible resistance. After clearing the encirclement, the “North” group’s next task is to capture the Ukrainian fortified area near Velikoburluk, which, if bypassed,…